UBC at Point Grey

The University of British Columbia is the oldest university in the Province of British Columbia and one of the largest and best-funded universities in Canada.  Incorporated by the Provincial Government in 1908, UBC welcomed its first students in 1915.  The campus was moved to its present location at Point Grey in 1925.

Point Grey, at the tip of a peninsula southwest of Vancouver, provides a beautiful setting with spectacular vistas of Howe Sound, the Gulf of Georgia, and the Coastal Mountains, and offers beaches well suited for walks, quiet reflection and constant opportunities to appreciate native waterfowl and marine shorelife.  Pacific Spirit Park, which borders the north side of the campus, is a protected rainforest and the second largest urban park in North America.  In such a natural setting, yet only minutes from the hustle of the City of Vancouver, UBC has evolved into a thriving academic community and global centre of learning and research with state-of-the-art facilities, and offers a wide range of academic and professional programs.